Are You Listening? Festival was another great success this year, with over 40 acts performing in six venues around Reading.

Back in 1980, the band Department S had a hit with the song Is Vic There? 45 years on, Eddy Roxy is fronting his own band

Jack Foz is based in London, but popped along to the Purple Turtle to headline the party celebrating 10 years of Dean Nelson's Generation Studio.

If you've been outside recently, you'll have noticed that it's bluebell season, with the woods around displaying a carpet of violet-blue.

Danny Sorrell is the creative force behind The Paradox Twin, who have been been on the Wokingham-based White Star Record

Simon Driscoll and Jen Bird, better known as Tomorrow Bird, have been producing fine acoustic Americana together for the best part of a decade

Alt rock band Villumier from the Reading area have been fairly productive recently, with four singles released, and appearances at Reading Rising

Wrex are based in Brighton, but we were impressed when we saw them at Reading Rising at the Face Bar last November,

The Kokroachez are a dynamic (see photo!) young alternative rock band from Oxford. We saw them play last summer at The Oracle

It's always good to hear about a new music venue in the area so, when we heard that Crumbs in Woodley was going to try a music night